"swamper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈswɒmpə/ [UK] Audio: en-au-swamper.ogg Forms: swampers [plural]
Etymology: From swamp + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swamp|er}} swamp + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} swamper (plural swampers)
  1. (US) A person who lives in a swampy area. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-swamper-en-noun-8cMNnehP Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 19 1 8 29 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 15 1 7 36 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 34 21 3 12 21 8
  2. (US) A person who clears a road for lumberers in a forest or swamp. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-swamper-en-noun-6KkoavRV Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 15 1 7 36 5
  3. Someone or something that swamps or overwhelms.
    Sense id: en-swamper-en-noun-e44ID4XM
  4. (Canada, US, slang) A truck driver's assistant; an assistant to a driver of horses, mules or bullocks. Tags: Canada, US, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-swamper-en-noun-Dhf0XTHn Disambiguation of People: 19 18 0 28 17 19 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  5. (Australia, slang) a person who travels by foot but has his belongings on a wagon. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-swamper-en-noun-zfgIQoeu Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 15 1 7 36 5
  6. (US) A handyman or general employee in a liquor saloon; a cook's assistant. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-swamper-en-noun-g~NtdL0l Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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